The Silverado Squatters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781419182617)

The Silverado Squatters is a travel memoir written by the renowned Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The book chronicles Stevenson's journey to the Napa Valley in California with his wife Fanny in the summer of 1880. The couple rented a cabin on the slopes of Mount Saint Helena, which they named Silverado after the nearby mining camp. The book is divided into several chapters, each describing different aspects of their experience in California. The first chapter introduces the couple's journey to California and their arrival at Silverado. The subsequent chapters describe their daily life in the cabin, including their interactions with the local community, their explorations of the surrounding wilderness, and their encounters with native wildlife. Throughout the book, Stevenson reflects on the beauty of the California landscape and the simple pleasures of rural life. He also provides insights into the social and economic conditions of the region, including the impact of the gold rush and the struggles of the local farmers. The Silverado Squatters is a unique work in Stevenson's literary canon, as it is one of his few non-fiction works and provides a rare glimpse into his personal life. The book is also notable for its vivid descriptions of the California wilderness and its portrayal of the region's cultural and historical landscape.The proprietor was a brave old white-faced Swede. He had wandered this way, Heaven knows how, and taken up his acres - I forget how many years ago - all alone, bent double with sciatica, and with six bits in his pocket and an axe upon his shoulder. Long, useless years of seafaring had thus discharged him at the end, penniless and sick.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN-10: 1419182617
ISBN-13: 9781419182617
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 06/17/2004
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.86h x 7.52w x 0.17d